Empire Strategic Consulting builds and operates growth-focused companies.
A parent company that identifies, builds, and scales automation-driven brands.
What we own and operate.
Our portfolio spans owned brands operated under the Empire Strategic Consulting umbrella, alongside strategic partnerships with aligned platforms.
Black Ops Automation
A marketing automation brand operated under Empire Strategic Consulting — building systematic, conversion-focused automation infrastructure for growth-driven businesses.
Visit Black Ops AutomationWhite Label Machine
A lead-generation platform we operate in strategic partnership — providing the demand-generation engine behind several of our portfolio initiatives.
Visit White Label MachineWe identify, build, and scale automation-driven marketing brands.
Built by operators, for operators.
Empire Strategic Consulting was founded on a simple premise: that durable growth comes from operating discipline, not from marketing theatre. The company exists to identify, acquire, and build automation-driven brands — then operate them with the rigor of an internal team rather than the detachment of an outside vendor.
Our leadership team is made up of operators and builders of companies. The focus is structural: assembling the systems, talent, and infrastructure that allow each portfolio brand to compound on its own — long after the initial build is complete.
Blake Carney
Chief Executive Officer
Blake founded Empire Strategic Consulting to help businesses stop losing revenue to slow, manual follow-up. He began working hands-on with AI-driven automation in 2023, and has spent time building and refining systems on leading automation platforms across numerous projects since — giving him a practical, in-the-trenches understanding of what actually converts leads into booked appointments, not just theory. Blake specializes in designing automated workflows that handle the busywork — instant follow-up, appointment booking, lead tracking — so businesses can focus on closing, not chasing.
Hollis Stephens
Chief Operating Officer
Hollis brings hands-on operational experience from running Final Expense (FEX) insurance lead generation, where he learned firsthand what separates a lead that converts from one that goes nowhere. That background now drives how he runs operations at Empire Strategic Consulting — building systems and processes that are lean, fast, and built around what actually moves a prospect to a sale, not just what looks good on paper.
General inquiries.
For partnerships, press, or general inquiries, reach out below. Product-specific questions are best directed to each brand's own site.
Empire Strategic Consulting LLC
inquiries@empirestrategicconsulting.com